In Brief
Ranajit Kumar Meher sought appointment as a veterinary technical officer. While he possessed qualifications listed in the recruitment advertisement, the court found he lacked the qualifications prescribed under the Orissa Non-Gazetted Veterinary Technical Services Rules, 1983. The Supreme Court held that statutory recruitment rules, not advertisements, determine qualification requirements for public employment. Since the appellant did not meet the rule-based qualifications, the appointment could not be sustained. The appeal was dismissed.
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